INSPIRE Program

The INSPIRE Pre-College Program is an opportunity for American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian high school students to attend a summer session on the George Washington University campus learning about the federal trust relationship between tribal governments and the United States, tribal sovereignty, the bill of rights, treaties, and the U.S. Constitution. Students have extensive opportunities to interact with decision-makers in national policy and with leaders of Native American advocacy organizations.

INSPIRE is a three-week program centering on a full-day, experiential undergraduate course, “Native Politics and the American Political System,” which provides Native high school students the opportunity to meet and interview influential Native advocates working in Washington, DC.